Judg 2:14 | NETfull | STEP | The Lord was furious with Israel and handed them over to robbers who plundered them. He turned them over to their enemies who lived around them. They could not withstand their enemies’ attacks.

Judges 2:14

14 The Lord was furious with Israel ^{▼▼ Or “The Lord’s anger burned [or “raged”] against Israel.”} and handed them over to robbers who plundered them. ^{▼▼ Heb “robbers who robbed them.” (The verb שָׁסָה [shasah] appears twice in the verse.)} ^{▼▼ The expression robbers who plundered them is a derogatory reference to the enemy nations, as the next line indicates.} He turned them over to ^{▼▼ Heb “sold them into the hands of.”} their enemies who lived around them. They could not withstand their enemies’ attacks. ^{▼▼ The word “attacks” is supplied in the translation both for clarity and for stylistic reasons.}